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"Wars, trade fights and AI biology leaps unsettle a jittery world."
WORLD
tense
Russia feels strain four years into Ukraine war
Mexico's 'El Mencho' killed, cartel future unclear
Iran rulers reject US demands despite rising risks
Ukraine war strains Russia, EU aid wavers, Iran defies US and Mexico's cartel map shifts.
US
tense
Fact-checking Trump's claims on jobs, inflation, crime
Judges bristle at Trump officials defying court orders
Workers still squeezed as Trump touts economy
Trump's claims face fact-checks as courts, workers and states test his economic and legal legacy.
BUSINESS
anxious
EU moves to freeze US trade deal over Trump tariffs
India gains leverage in US trade talks after ruling
Blue Owl troubles darken private credit outlook
Tariff risks snarl US trade deals as private credit wobbles and investors seek refuge from AI disruption.
SCIENCE
cautious
AI tools design genomes, challenging evolution norms
Historically Black colleges chase elite research status
AI helps make peer review sharper, more polite
AI begins designing genomes and smoothing peer review as HBCUs and music studies explore power, equity and connection.
CULTURE
uneasy
Phonk becomes soundtrack of the doomscroll generation
Phonk's dark, lo-fi beats mirror online burnout, turning internet angst into viral soundtrack.
SPORTS
energized
Winter Olympics: alien spectacle but astounding feats
Mercedes shines, Ferrari fast in F1 testing
North Korea's women team emerge at Asian Cup
Winter Games amaze, F1 pecking order shifts and North Korea's women return to football's glare.
ENVIRONMENT
alarming
Managing nitrogen key to China's sustainable goals
Congo lakes vent millennial peat carbon to air
China's nitrogen cuts and Congo's ancient carbon leaks show the scale of hidden climate threats.